The ancient festival of lights, Diwali is celebrated across India and world with fervour and exuberance. According to Hindu mythology, darkness signifies ignorance and evil while light represents knowledge and victory. Therefore, lighting lamps on Diwali symbolises destruction of ignorance and evil through light. Diwali is associated with fun, sparkle, glitter, gifts, delicacies and inspires …

Author: Sri Ravi Kumar
Source: http://hindugenius.blogspot.com/2008/01/ramayan-around-world-living-legend.html
Acknowledgement and References
This article is based on numerous emails received, several articles posted on websites by many Rama Bhaktas and admirers of Lord Ram, information available in Britannica Encyclopedia, Microsoft Encarta and Wikipedia and on my personal experiences during my numerous travels in South East Asia. Article by Dr. S Krishnaswamy …

“The life of Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966), India’s second prime minister and successor to Jawaharlal Nehru, is the saga of a little man who, while suffering the rigours of poverty in early life, rose to political eminence on the strength of moral principle. When Shastri died, he left no house, …

Ganesha Chaturthi is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival.It is celebrated in all over india, also celebrated in other countries like Nepal,USA,Canada by Hindus.
Lord Ganesha also called …

Request to Lord Shiva
About 2500 years ago, when the spiritualization of the people greatly reduced, all the Gods and the Rishis went to Kailash and pleaded with Lord Shiva to revive the world. Lord Shiva agreed with their request and informed that he will be born in this world. Lord Brahma, Indra and others also …

Rama Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya of Ayodhya. Rama is the 7th incarnation of the Dashavatara of Vishnu 1
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. The festival falls in the Shukla Paksha on the Navami, the ninth day of the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar. Thus it is …

Yugadi, means the Yuga (A timeline) + Aadi (Beginning). It also marks start of new life as most of trees shed there old leaves and start flourishing with flowers and new leaves in this eternal cycle of life. A rain comes during this festival season cooling earth and rejuvenating life. It brings a rich bounce …

Ashtanga Yoga
Yamas and Niyamas
Yoga is more than just a physical discipline. It is a way of life—a rich philosophical path. And the yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances) are ten good common-sense guidelines for leading a healthier, happier life for bringing spiritual awareness into a social context. They are for you …

Festival of Mahashivaratri is the most important festival for the millions of devotees of Lord Shiva. The festival has been accorded lot of significance in Hindu mythology. It says that a …

Hindu religion has produced several prominent saints and philosophers in the post era of Lord Sri Krishna, out of which three great spiritual personalities are in the forefront. They are Sri Sankaracharya who advocated Advaita Philosophy, Sri Ramaanujaachaarya who advocated Visishtaadvaita philosophy and Sri Madhwacharya who advocated Dvaita Philosophy. …